interior; inside; internal
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
storehouse; warehouse; godown
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
frequency (of appearance)
riskiness; (level of) danger
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
sleeping comfort or snugness
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to spend time (on doing something)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to attack; to assault; to assail
proposal; proposition; suggestion
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
complete recovery of health
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance